HRM 220 Employee Benefits

5 credits

This course covers the strategic considerations that guide the design of benefit programs and the cost implications and strategies to control them.

Prerequisites: ABED 040 (or placement into MATH 087 or higher) and ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define benefits and identify strategic benefit design considerations
Define and distinguish between mandated and voluntary benefits
Describe the major societal trends in benefits
Explain current trends in benefits, including employee assistance program (EAP), healthy workplace, retirement, and pension programs
Coordinate mandated and voluntary time-off benefits
Explain the importance of strategically managing benefit costs

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50